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The Wave Master posted...

"Trapped like deer " is a reference to my favorite episode of Boy Meets World. It was the episode where Janitor Bud was leaving work early everyday to go place bets on the ponies. Everyday he would have Joey clock out early for him, and Corey remarked, "We're trapped, trapped like deer until 3 o'clock, well not all of us."

Huh. Guess that never really stuck out in my mind since I don't remember it.

I_Abibde posted...

I am surprised that there is already a Street Fighter VI in the offing, considering that Capcom still seems to be doing things for SF5, but I should not be surprised at this point. *shrugs* I enjoyed SF4 (... and its derivatives, especially Super SF4), but not to the same level as its predecessors, and SF3 remains the most fine-tuned sub-series of the lot, IMO.

I didn't like SF4's move to kinda-3D graphics and things just look even uglier in 5. However, I like the franchise so I kinda put up with that.

I_Abibde posted...

And I thought the X-Men Legends games -- followed by Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 -- were really good. Surprised that it took so long for a MUA3, and double surprised that XML stopped at 2.

I kinda saw the franchise getting progressively worse. XML1 was amazing in most regards, and it had an incredible freedom of movement because they didn't try to balance things (for instance, you could teleport through large segments of the game).

XML2 went to these weirder, kinda crappier graphics and restricted a lot of the first game's freedoms (such as blocking you from teleporting through some areas the game wanted you to unlock through other means).

Then we get MUA1, which *really* hated our freedoms. I notably one segment in Asgard where there's this statue or something you have to topple to cross a section with lava. Logically, you could just fly over it (or, in earlier games, use a power to create a bridge). What's the point of giving us flyers if we can't fly over obstacles? And it's even stupider because iirc there are minor obstacles it lets you fly over. (That said, MUA's Masters of Evil were pretty fun.)

MUA2 was kind of a mess, partly because it had two separate campaigns yet most of the events felt like reskins (iirc, same areas, similar bosses (for example, in one place you'll fight Goliath or Yellowjacket, depending on your faction). Then the two plotlines eventually merged. Granted, I think part of the reason why it felt like a step down even from MUA1 is because the dev might have changed at that point. Plus the main antagonist kinda switched and wasn't as exciting anyway.

wolfy42 posted...

When this kinda crap happens I A: Go to bed and wake up to a fixed issue (hopefully). B: Go out and do something (you know once a year) C: Communicate with my home planet and inform them on the recent changes on earth.

A) I don't sleep much, so that's not an option.

B) It's the middle of a pandemic and at night, so that wasn't going to work. Even if I just wanted to go for a walk, the streets would be totally dark since the houses are all off.

C) I mostly use my computer / internet to communicate, so that's kinda off the table. Even if I were to actually use my cell, it only has a limited charge and I need that for emergencies.

Besides electronics, I technically had the option of reading, but it's annoying to read by flashlight or other portable lighting device. And I think I have a small portable lightsource designed reading in the dark (although I don't know where), it doesn't really improve the experience much. I really need a well-lit room with minimal distractions to make a book worthwhile.

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